There are 12 ways to get from York to Madrid by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, car ferry, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Manchester Airport, fly
best- Take the train from York to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane MAN - MAD
6h 49m€58–213Train
- Take the train from York to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
16h 59m€212–717Train, bus
- Take the train from York to King's Crosstrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
30h€83–297Drive, car ferry
- Drive from York to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Madridcar
30h 39m€226–921Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from York to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane BHX - MAD
7h 14m€75–272Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane LBA - MAD
9h 11m€83–177Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from York to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane LHR - MAD
7h 46m€84–332Train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from York to Stevenagetrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane LTN - MAD
7h 57m€73–325Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from York to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane STN - MAD
8h 39m€73–278Bus
- Take the bus from Rail Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 561 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris to Madridbus
32h 40m€92–190Train, car ferry
- Take the train from York to Plymouthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
33h 24m€166–1,198Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from York to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Madridcar
20h 2m
York to Madrid by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from York to Madrid is to fly which costs €80 - €180 and takes 9h 11m.
The fastest way to get from York to Madrid is to train and fly which takes 6h 49m and costs €55 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from York station to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Rail Station and arriving at Madrid via London Victoria, Dover and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from York to Madrid. However, there are services departing from York and arriving at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 59m.
The distance between York and Madrid is 1572 km.
The best way to get from York to Madrid without a car is to train which takes 16h 59m and costs €210 - €750.
It takes approximately 6h 49m to get from York to Madrid, including transfers.
York to Madrid bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Rail Station.
York to Madrid train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from York station.
The best way to get from York to Madrid is to train which takes 16h 59m and costs €210 - €750. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €80 - €180 and takes 9h 11m, you could also bus, which costs €90 - €190 and takes 32h 40m.
What companies run services between York, England and Madrid, Spain?
You can take a train from York to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 16h 59m. Alternatively, Ryanair, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) 4 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–70
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–70
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Luton Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from York to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from York to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to Stevenage
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–150
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–95
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
Train from York to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–39
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
- Anytime Single
- €75–140
- Advanced Single
- €35–39
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from York to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from York to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–420
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Rail Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €75–100
- Car
- €230–330
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
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York to Madrid bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Madrid is 1h ahead of York. It is currently 7:08 AM in York and 8:08 AM in Madrid.
York to Madrid train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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